Daily Republican., 1887-10-05
THE KLEOrION or THE FUTURE.

When the right Of suffrage is finally
given to women and they both vote 4
and hold office, we may expect 70 hear
candidates for office size mp women at
the polls.
"Who are you going to vote for,
Bessiep" IL
"Oh, 1 really don't know. But don't
! YOU think it's just perfectly lovely for
| us to have the right TO vote at alle'
"Oh, it's too awfully jolly for any
thing. But, do you know was just
worried to death for fear Madame Fit
tenn wouldn't have my dress done in
time for election day" |
"But she did, see; and it's Just |
lovely l was worried awfully over
nv election bonnet, but 1t came at the
last moment or I wouldn't have come
near the polls. Are you going to vote
for Mamie Berkeley for city treas
urers"
"No. I'm not; we've been out for q
long time, and think she Is just hor-
rid."
II think so TOO; sh, dresses away
beyond her means now, and there'd
be no living in the same town with her
II she was city treasurer. What do
2 YOU think OF Mrs. St. John for May
,, orr"
! "Oh, l think she'd be lovely. She
has such a queenly manner, and
e dresses in such perfect taste; but most
l of the girls are voting for Howard
|, Percy for Mayor; he's 80 handsome,
u you know"
o "Oh, yes. but then he's so conceited;
y and such dreadful fiirt. He's en-
e gagged himself to half the girls in town
oi lust to secure their votes"
"The mean, horrid thing"
:. "Whst do you think of Mrs. Rantei
ior Congressf"
81 think she better stay at home anc
look after her children. There's sis
~ or seven of them running around herr
now peddling out her tickets. Do tel
W me, jamie, are my frizzes all comm!
:. outv"
It "No, they look nicely. Bow ar
- miner"
as "Lovely! your hair does frizz 81
l beautifully. Look at Mr.. Me- sks elec
I'm tioneering for his wife for represents
tive They say if she's elected she
going to leave her six-weeks' old bab
at home with him while she goes
the capitol tor legislative session."
"Think of It'll and won't she dress
TO thought I'd vote tor Hugh Mandt
not vile. but they say he's engaged
Helen Smythe, and can't endure he
T." She's around here some place tryin
to get the other girls to vote Il
'ne Hugh"
:, II call that cheeky. But l shan
the vote for him. Margie Montague
OF INV candidate. She's going to invi
me to Washington, If she's elected"
to "How lovely that will bel ~
an half mind to vote for Margie mysel
for Do YOU know Belle Fielding and Lii
cry bic Lsyelle have had ar awful QUAR-
TO over the office OF city councilman"
our "Nol How perfectly dreadfull'
Ind "Isn't it? Libbie accused Belle
hsf buying up votes with French bon boz
and boxes OF kid gloves; and Belle to
oe right out before everybody that eig
Ana of Libbie's upper teeth we're false al
'a'a that her lovely waves are not her oV
hair"
TO- bic, I'd never forgive her. l intend
voting for Belle, but shan't now.
lore cannot couscientiously vote for a 6
TO who deliberately gives another 6
vely wsv in that shameful manner. IT.
here mercy she didn't know all I knt
, or .hout Libbie, or the poor girl mig
hen h.ve been mortified clear out of I
OF campaign. shall scratch Belle"
stay live scratched about everybody
earl tictetn
little y.so bsyeI. Most of the girls RI
the ,;G Cor office are so torrid. -
the .sao tbev are"